weid14 0 #26 June 9, 2002 actaully I started doing that AFTER school Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites narcimund 0 #27 June 9, 2002 Um, thanks for the advice. I've been in the same relationship for over three years and it's going just fine. Both of us have interests which we've shared. Some have stuck and some have wandered. Thank god we're not basing our togetherness on liking the same hobbies.Relationships based on interests are probably great for a year or so. "Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers" -- Titus Maccius Plautus, 220 B.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dumpster 0 #28 June 10, 2002 I started jumping about a year after we got married ( started jumping last spring-) and now I'm beginning to perceive some effects on the relationship- She is a dedicated ground-hugger - While I hope not, I can't say I wouldn't be surprised if this one spirals in, and I find myself single for the third time- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rdutch 0 #29 June 10, 2002 Master<------------for doveHook low Flare late Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dove 0 #30 June 10, 2002 Pet me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DickGozinya 0 #31 June 10, 2002 The hottest skydiver chick I have seen is Colleen from somewhere in Florida. I would date her in an instant. I am no longer attracted to non-skydivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites casey 0 #32 June 10, 2002 After I started skydiving, it became an unspoken mandatory requirement to date me that a guy HAD to skydive. They all at the very least had a tandem. Then I fell completely in love with a totally awesome skydiver at my DZ and married him. Now I don't ever have to worry about the whuffo dating problem again!! Simple Solution: Marry a Skydiver!! haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shark 0 #33 June 10, 2002 QuoteChics are always a drain on a dudes money.....Thats just the way it is...and they "borrow" your gear and hold it for ransom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycat 0 #34 June 10, 2002 Quote...and they "borrow" your gear and hold it for ransom.Come on you know better, we aren't borrowing it, we are just to lazy to pack our own rig and yours was packed. Of course that also means you now have 3 (your rig, my rig, your spare rig) rigs to pack rather than the one you just jumped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyrose7 0 #35 June 10, 2002 QuoteSimple Solution: Marry a Skydiver!!sounds easy...I think I shall work on that...The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #36 June 10, 2002 well she doesnt HAVE to be a skydiver. just NOT a whuffo!she has to have an interest outside of the living room/den!I like snowboarding, running, (tried) surfing(and will again when I find water), rapelling etc. I think you et the idea.If she wants to LIVE I will LIVE with her. if she wants to lie there and die she will do it alone!anyone wanna LIVE?Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!Thttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites E150 0 #37 June 10, 2002 Mouthing 'I love you' to the person you love whilst in freefall is very very special. I could not date a Whuffo. Luckely I don't/won't have too. But, you can't help who you fall for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #38 June 10, 2002 Dating whuffo's versus dating skydivers:1) whuffo's whinge about time spent skydiving: "you never want to spend w/e's with me...blah blah blah"2) whuffo's don't understand why you want to "do' a horny gorilla, or that a 3-way with Matt & Luke/Katrina & Lisa is no cause for concern3)whuffo's whinge over how much money you spend on skydivingOn the other hand....1)Ever heard of too much of a good thing.....constantly seeing 'em on the DZ can be bad....especially if/when you split.....it also limits the prospect of cheating and getting away with it (boys take note...)2) You are always dating another jumper's ex: on small DZ's this is just a little too insidious/incestuous.3) They use your jump tickets instead of their own, borrow your rig and constantly hassle you to pack theirs!That said, my 3 serious ex's have all been skydivers. Of the others: one did his AFF, the other had cycling training on the weekends (perfect-equally obssessed).Rule of thumb being that skydivers are way more understanding, and skydivers are usually a little more fun......tee hee hee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #39 June 10, 2002 I've yet to actually date a skydiver but I will finally live in a town where they exist and THrive. but then again Vegas should have alot to offerHave fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #40 June 10, 2002 I'm sure dating a jumper is better than dating a whuffo. I've dated both since i've been jumping. However, with me none of my relationships ever work out anyway so i think i'm giving up dating all together. "You have not truly lived, til you've known someone worth dying for" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #41 June 10, 2002 Quotenone of my relationships ever work out anyway so i think i'm giving up dating all together.Pretty much what I have done. I can't date whuffo's because I spend all my spare time at the DZ. I haven't run into any chics at the DZ that A) are single B) I actually like. Of course, I'm kind of an asshole and I have very high standards (Believe it or not) I will put up with 0% bullshit....so......Oh well....someday. "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #42 June 11, 2002 Hell yes!Tee hee hee, love 'ya Joe!But I know what you mean, I skydive and snowboard. I used to abseil heaps, and I've even had a go at BASE.What's the point in life if you're so scared of dying you never really live?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites prepheckt 0 #43 June 11, 2002 My personal motto is " You can only truly experience life, when you are in danger of losing it"Just my $.02Blue ones Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KATO33 0 #44 June 11, 2002 Ok Ok I didn't read all the threads but I wanted to Chime in here.It seems to me that guys would have a harder time finding a suitable Skychick because there seems to be more male Skydivers than female.Personally I'm happily married to a whuffo Wife I just wish she had an obsessive hobby that consumed all her money and time on the weekend. then We could relate better.Whuffos just don't get it.Blue Skies Black Death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #45 June 11, 2002 Totally agree, you see these people who've lived in the same place all their lives and the highlight of their year is when they get the latest Macey's catalogue in the mail. I can't help but look at them and think, "you're dead already!"Go big all, and never be so afraid of giving something a go that you miss out.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisDykstra 0 #46 June 11, 2002 well i havent tried it......yet!but who knows, give it another 6 months in the sport and the whuffo gf may crack a wobbly and leave...they secretly hate us doing it i am sure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #47 June 11, 2002 Awwww Chris, there's a really good way to make sure she doesn't call it off: don't show her your credit card bills, don't let her come out to the DZ, never answer your mobile at the DZ, don't let her know you're doing a 2-way (or was it two-some?! [joke]) with some girl next Sunday, don't let her know about the next DZ bbq/drinking night, and DEFINATELY don't tell her that the only diamond you're interested in is one that'll only cost you a jump ticket!!! But then she'd probably just cry neglect at you!!Good luck, you're going to need it if you intend on going to the nationals and any other boogie between now and then!!! ;-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billo 0 #48 June 11, 2002 QuotePet me!this is my kind of thread! here's my 2 cents on the issue...i think it is harder to just get a whuffo gf period, but once you have one it won't be that hard as long as they aren't totally against the sport. everyone who tries to set me up hates my schedule "yeah ok so i have a monday open next week, and a thursday night the week after that..." being at the dz every weekend kinda segregates you from the whuffo female population have fun with whoever you are pursuing. good luck!b Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisDykstra 0 #49 June 11, 2002 jas....you are so right.well she doesn't see my credit card statements, i hardly ever check my phone during my dz days and in terms of not letting her out there well that's not an issue at all as she doesn't like being out there anyway (my bonus).she'd probably spit chips if I told her that my special skydiving buddy may sit between my legs on the way to height....especially when that buddy is of the opposite sex!!!who knows, who really cares, so long as there are blue skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #50 June 11, 2002 you're dead already!"--------------------------------------------------------------------------YOUR are SOOOO right I look at all the living dead ppl.(like 6th sense) I see dead PPL!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 2 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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narcimund 0 #27 June 9, 2002 Um, thanks for the advice. I've been in the same relationship for over three years and it's going just fine. Both of us have interests which we've shared. Some have stuck and some have wandered. Thank god we're not basing our togetherness on liking the same hobbies.Relationships based on interests are probably great for a year or so. "Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers" -- Titus Maccius Plautus, 220 B.C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #28 June 10, 2002 I started jumping about a year after we got married ( started jumping last spring-) and now I'm beginning to perceive some effects on the relationship- She is a dedicated ground-hugger - While I hope not, I can't say I wouldn't be surprised if this one spirals in, and I find myself single for the third time- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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DickGozinya 0 #31 June 10, 2002 The hottest skydiver chick I have seen is Colleen from somewhere in Florida. I would date her in an instant. I am no longer attracted to non-skydivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casey 0 #32 June 10, 2002 After I started skydiving, it became an unspoken mandatory requirement to date me that a guy HAD to skydive. They all at the very least had a tandem. Then I fell completely in love with a totally awesome skydiver at my DZ and married him. Now I don't ever have to worry about the whuffo dating problem again!! Simple Solution: Marry a Skydiver!! haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #33 June 10, 2002 QuoteChics are always a drain on a dudes money.....Thats just the way it is...and they "borrow" your gear and hold it for ransom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycat 0 #34 June 10, 2002 Quote...and they "borrow" your gear and hold it for ransom.Come on you know better, we aren't borrowing it, we are just to lazy to pack our own rig and yours was packed. Of course that also means you now have 3 (your rig, my rig, your spare rig) rigs to pack rather than the one you just jumped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyrose7 0 #35 June 10, 2002 QuoteSimple Solution: Marry a Skydiver!!sounds easy...I think I shall work on that...The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #36 June 10, 2002 well she doesnt HAVE to be a skydiver. just NOT a whuffo!she has to have an interest outside of the living room/den!I like snowboarding, running, (tried) surfing(and will again when I find water), rapelling etc. I think you et the idea.If she wants to LIVE I will LIVE with her. if she wants to lie there and die she will do it alone!anyone wanna LIVE?Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!Thttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites E150 0 #37 June 10, 2002 Mouthing 'I love you' to the person you love whilst in freefall is very very special. I could not date a Whuffo. Luckely I don't/won't have too. But, you can't help who you fall for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #38 June 10, 2002 Dating whuffo's versus dating skydivers:1) whuffo's whinge about time spent skydiving: "you never want to spend w/e's with me...blah blah blah"2) whuffo's don't understand why you want to "do' a horny gorilla, or that a 3-way with Matt & Luke/Katrina & Lisa is no cause for concern3)whuffo's whinge over how much money you spend on skydivingOn the other hand....1)Ever heard of too much of a good thing.....constantly seeing 'em on the DZ can be bad....especially if/when you split.....it also limits the prospect of cheating and getting away with it (boys take note...)2) You are always dating another jumper's ex: on small DZ's this is just a little too insidious/incestuous.3) They use your jump tickets instead of their own, borrow your rig and constantly hassle you to pack theirs!That said, my 3 serious ex's have all been skydivers. Of the others: one did his AFF, the other had cycling training on the weekends (perfect-equally obssessed).Rule of thumb being that skydivers are way more understanding, and skydivers are usually a little more fun......tee hee hee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #39 June 10, 2002 I've yet to actually date a skydiver but I will finally live in a town where they exist and THrive. but then again Vegas should have alot to offerHave fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #40 June 10, 2002 I'm sure dating a jumper is better than dating a whuffo. I've dated both since i've been jumping. However, with me none of my relationships ever work out anyway so i think i'm giving up dating all together. "You have not truly lived, til you've known someone worth dying for" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #41 June 10, 2002 Quotenone of my relationships ever work out anyway so i think i'm giving up dating all together.Pretty much what I have done. I can't date whuffo's because I spend all my spare time at the DZ. I haven't run into any chics at the DZ that A) are single B) I actually like. Of course, I'm kind of an asshole and I have very high standards (Believe it or not) I will put up with 0% bullshit....so......Oh well....someday. "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #42 June 11, 2002 Hell yes!Tee hee hee, love 'ya Joe!But I know what you mean, I skydive and snowboard. I used to abseil heaps, and I've even had a go at BASE.What's the point in life if you're so scared of dying you never really live?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites prepheckt 0 #43 June 11, 2002 My personal motto is " You can only truly experience life, when you are in danger of losing it"Just my $.02Blue ones Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KATO33 0 #44 June 11, 2002 Ok Ok I didn't read all the threads but I wanted to Chime in here.It seems to me that guys would have a harder time finding a suitable Skychick because there seems to be more male Skydivers than female.Personally I'm happily married to a whuffo Wife I just wish she had an obsessive hobby that consumed all her money and time on the weekend. then We could relate better.Whuffos just don't get it.Blue Skies Black Death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #45 June 11, 2002 Totally agree, you see these people who've lived in the same place all their lives and the highlight of their year is when they get the latest Macey's catalogue in the mail. I can't help but look at them and think, "you're dead already!"Go big all, and never be so afraid of giving something a go that you miss out.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisDykstra 0 #46 June 11, 2002 well i havent tried it......yet!but who knows, give it another 6 months in the sport and the whuffo gf may crack a wobbly and leave...they secretly hate us doing it i am sure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jasmin 0 #47 June 11, 2002 Awwww Chris, there's a really good way to make sure she doesn't call it off: don't show her your credit card bills, don't let her come out to the DZ, never answer your mobile at the DZ, don't let her know you're doing a 2-way (or was it two-some?! [joke]) with some girl next Sunday, don't let her know about the next DZ bbq/drinking night, and DEFINATELY don't tell her that the only diamond you're interested in is one that'll only cost you a jump ticket!!! But then she'd probably just cry neglect at you!!Good luck, you're going to need it if you intend on going to the nationals and any other boogie between now and then!!! ;-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billo 0 #48 June 11, 2002 QuotePet me!this is my kind of thread! here's my 2 cents on the issue...i think it is harder to just get a whuffo gf period, but once you have one it won't be that hard as long as they aren't totally against the sport. everyone who tries to set me up hates my schedule "yeah ok so i have a monday open next week, and a thursday night the week after that..." being at the dz every weekend kinda segregates you from the whuffo female population have fun with whoever you are pursuing. good luck!b Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisDykstra 0 #49 June 11, 2002 jas....you are so right.well she doesn't see my credit card statements, i hardly ever check my phone during my dz days and in terms of not letting her out there well that's not an issue at all as she doesn't like being out there anyway (my bonus).she'd probably spit chips if I told her that my special skydiving buddy may sit between my legs on the way to height....especially when that buddy is of the opposite sex!!!who knows, who really cares, so long as there are blue skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #50 June 11, 2002 you're dead already!"--------------------------------------------------------------------------YOUR are SOOOO right I look at all the living dead ppl.(like 6th sense) I see dead PPL!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next Page 2 of 5 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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skycat 0 #34 June 10, 2002 Quote...and they "borrow" your gear and hold it for ransom.Come on you know better, we aren't borrowing it, we are just to lazy to pack our own rig and yours was packed. Of course that also means you now have 3 (your rig, my rig, your spare rig) rigs to pack rather than the one you just jumped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #35 June 10, 2002 QuoteSimple Solution: Marry a Skydiver!!sounds easy...I think I shall work on that...The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #36 June 10, 2002 well she doesnt HAVE to be a skydiver. just NOT a whuffo!she has to have an interest outside of the living room/den!I like snowboarding, running, (tried) surfing(and will again when I find water), rapelling etc. I think you et the idea.If she wants to LIVE I will LIVE with her. if she wants to lie there and die she will do it alone!anyone wanna LIVE?Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!Thttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E150 0 #37 June 10, 2002 Mouthing 'I love you' to the person you love whilst in freefall is very very special. I could not date a Whuffo. Luckely I don't/won't have too. But, you can't help who you fall for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmin 0 #38 June 10, 2002 Dating whuffo's versus dating skydivers:1) whuffo's whinge about time spent skydiving: "you never want to spend w/e's with me...blah blah blah"2) whuffo's don't understand why you want to "do' a horny gorilla, or that a 3-way with Matt & Luke/Katrina & Lisa is no cause for concern3)whuffo's whinge over how much money you spend on skydivingOn the other hand....1)Ever heard of too much of a good thing.....constantly seeing 'em on the DZ can be bad....especially if/when you split.....it also limits the prospect of cheating and getting away with it (boys take note...)2) You are always dating another jumper's ex: on small DZ's this is just a little too insidious/incestuous.3) They use your jump tickets instead of their own, borrow your rig and constantly hassle you to pack theirs!That said, my 3 serious ex's have all been skydivers. Of the others: one did his AFF, the other had cycling training on the weekends (perfect-equally obssessed).Rule of thumb being that skydivers are way more understanding, and skydivers are usually a little more fun......tee hee hee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #39 June 10, 2002 I've yet to actually date a skydiver but I will finally live in a town where they exist and THrive. but then again Vegas should have alot to offerHave fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #40 June 10, 2002 I'm sure dating a jumper is better than dating a whuffo. I've dated both since i've been jumping. However, with me none of my relationships ever work out anyway so i think i'm giving up dating all together. "You have not truly lived, til you've known someone worth dying for" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #41 June 10, 2002 Quotenone of my relationships ever work out anyway so i think i'm giving up dating all together.Pretty much what I have done. I can't date whuffo's because I spend all my spare time at the DZ. I haven't run into any chics at the DZ that A) are single B) I actually like. Of course, I'm kind of an asshole and I have very high standards (Believe it or not) I will put up with 0% bullshit....so......Oh well....someday. "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmin 0 #42 June 11, 2002 Hell yes!Tee hee hee, love 'ya Joe!But I know what you mean, I skydive and snowboard. I used to abseil heaps, and I've even had a go at BASE.What's the point in life if you're so scared of dying you never really live?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #43 June 11, 2002 My personal motto is " You can only truly experience life, when you are in danger of losing it"Just my $.02Blue ones Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KATO33 0 #44 June 11, 2002 Ok Ok I didn't read all the threads but I wanted to Chime in here.It seems to me that guys would have a harder time finding a suitable Skychick because there seems to be more male Skydivers than female.Personally I'm happily married to a whuffo Wife I just wish she had an obsessive hobby that consumed all her money and time on the weekend. then We could relate better.Whuffos just don't get it.Blue Skies Black Death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmin 0 #45 June 11, 2002 Totally agree, you see these people who've lived in the same place all their lives and the highlight of their year is when they get the latest Macey's catalogue in the mail. I can't help but look at them and think, "you're dead already!"Go big all, and never be so afraid of giving something a go that you miss out.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisDykstra 0 #46 June 11, 2002 well i havent tried it......yet!but who knows, give it another 6 months in the sport and the whuffo gf may crack a wobbly and leave...they secretly hate us doing it i am sure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmin 0 #47 June 11, 2002 Awwww Chris, there's a really good way to make sure she doesn't call it off: don't show her your credit card bills, don't let her come out to the DZ, never answer your mobile at the DZ, don't let her know you're doing a 2-way (or was it two-some?! [joke]) with some girl next Sunday, don't let her know about the next DZ bbq/drinking night, and DEFINATELY don't tell her that the only diamond you're interested in is one that'll only cost you a jump ticket!!! But then she'd probably just cry neglect at you!!Good luck, you're going to need it if you intend on going to the nationals and any other boogie between now and then!!! ;-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billo 0 #48 June 11, 2002 QuotePet me!this is my kind of thread! here's my 2 cents on the issue...i think it is harder to just get a whuffo gf period, but once you have one it won't be that hard as long as they aren't totally against the sport. everyone who tries to set me up hates my schedule "yeah ok so i have a monday open next week, and a thursday night the week after that..." being at the dz every weekend kinda segregates you from the whuffo female population have fun with whoever you are pursuing. good luck!b Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisDykstra 0 #49 June 11, 2002 jas....you are so right.well she doesn't see my credit card statements, i hardly ever check my phone during my dz days and in terms of not letting her out there well that's not an issue at all as she doesn't like being out there anyway (my bonus).she'd probably spit chips if I told her that my special skydiving buddy may sit between my legs on the way to height....especially when that buddy is of the opposite sex!!!who knows, who really cares, so long as there are blue skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #50 June 11, 2002 you're dead already!"--------------------------------------------------------------------------YOUR are SOOOO right I look at all the living dead ppl.(like 6th sense) I see dead PPL!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
